The Impact of Memantine on Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Will it Improve Response and Protect Against Cognitive Problems?

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2009-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether memantine will enhance the therapeutic of effect on depression and prevent memory and other cognitive problems caused by ECT.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Jerrry L Lewis; University of Iowa
• Treatments: Memantine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Meets criteria for Major Depressive disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neurological disease

• Mental retardation

• Seizure disorder